Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-07
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THE TERM CATARRH Is APP
l. piled to a peculiar disorder of the
nostfils and adjacent parts, which prevails
to an alarming extent and ID productive OF
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
features is morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at different
times
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear, acid fluid, but oftener an offensive,
purultnt, or muco-purulent, gIeenish-yel-
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
in the nostrils or drops iuto the throat,
necessitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the nose or expectoration, and often by
botn processes Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in q state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged ana SO fetid is It's odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid
matter from the head, and as a recumbent
position NATURAL" favoE the flow down
wa d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to
lie with the head very much elevated In
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and off nsive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage between the thtoat
and head, adhering to the parts with giuish
tenacity. It's lodgment embarrasses respi.
ration and creates a sensation of irrltati n
and uneasiness in the affected locality.
which gives rise to constant and almost
by drawing the mucous into the throat SO as
to eject 1t by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as hawking" is chsrac
teristic of catarrh, and proves as emhar.
RAISING to the one affected as it liz disagree.
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane i'll the
shape of dry, hard concrelions, which are
discharged by way of the nos rils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firmly
do these incrustations adhere to the point
of attachment that their removal u ually
erquires the most violent Efforts not unfre
quently they have to be torn from the mem.
brane. Occasionally a solid cast of notable
size Is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood but in some cases the
cast presents tubular appearance, being
OF exact shape OF the nasal cavity. This
condition is indicative of liberation. which
in time may destroy the bony structure OF
the nose and produce subsequent fiatten-
ing of that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with in which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion Goats the
membrane of the nasal cavities aud then
putrifes, giving rise to stencil which is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid
to poison the atmosphere of whole room:
and there are others il which all the secre-
tions OF the membrane are suspended, caus.
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY Ca
tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones of the forehead and
face, giving rise to distressing sensation
of heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to q feeling OF
fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose, ~
well as in the upper part Of the throat, above
behind
there is pain obstinately fixed in some par
tleulaI part, as in the temple, on the top of
the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain maniests
itself in the face of SO severe character
that it Is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath is ALWAYS tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
door. IN some cases 1t becomes SO revolt
ingly offensive as to render the sufferer
an object of disgust to himself HIS well as to
others
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving ris 10
a disagreeable stuffy sensation in the head,
ana occasionlng violent and prulonhed
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or OF nasal character, displaying n sort OF
smiling quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
tinuous hOarseness and discordaDce. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
phlegm, producing the sound Them" more
or less fOrcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling OF
fullness. or choky sensation in the throat
and in others of a distressing and almost
consta mt dryness, for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
others. again, speak of constant bad or
Dauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
thl M no I'm Notf int l.. 1aY
able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits. at times fearful. timid,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perman.
ent impairment threatened.
Inc mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
ana IN spite OF the utmost care becomes af.
1ected from the slightest causes, so that at
last breath of wind upon the lining of the
nose or throat becomes prodr ctive OF cold,
ana gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient Is sub
1ect to frequent and repeated colds each
attack aggravatiDg the disease by giving il
a new impulse and involving larger ex-
tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat larynx. trachea
and bronchial tubes, until, encroaching
further and further, 1t reaches the finer
of the bronchi, when but a
slight impulse is required to send it to the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs in the body, especially those
mucus membrane such as the
bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employ ment OF proper limitations
In the form of medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce Immediate
ana direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
Will fnd.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities. where 1t is utterly impos.
stble to make fluid applications. Bv these
means every case can be cured
oZGNA.
Ozena is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
In which liberation has eaten through the
lining of the nose to the oartil-
age OF the bone. Any case of catarrh may
end In ozgna, but it most frequently occurs
10 those who are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
Or through the throat, and is generally of a
yellcwish or greenish yellow color. freqent-
Y tinged with blood, and almost always at
ended by an offensive smell In the Ian.
suage OF DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia, 1.-THE
disease Is ore of the most obdurate and
which the physician has to
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate
him from society and to render him an OBJ
ect OF disgust even to himself" In some
,ases PIECES OF bone become separated and
lough OH, leaving deep. unhealthy ulcers
which secrete bloody matter and are ex.
remedy difficult to heal. After ozena has
continued for some time the sense of smell
Usually becomes impaired and often lost,
Deafness is one OF the most common conse-
luences, and results from Its extension
through the eustachian tnbes to the Internal
ar. Pains In the head and over the frontal
muses., impairing memory, and even in.
anity frequently springs from It's extension
. tne Drain. The greatest danger, however.
ecause the most common, is that 1t will
xtend downward and affect the lungs. In
lost cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh is
resent IN some degree, and In many In
ent's discomfort. '-' 20"
BESIDES these grave consequences, all of
men are liable to spring from scrofulous
itarrh or ozDna. there are others which. II
'ss dangerous are sufficiently unpleasant.
, occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
poth sexes, by isolating them and pre.
Anting their settlement in life. An often
We running from the nose, with foul
'eath, Is about as great q calamity as can
sfall young peOnle. TOR no Won ne nnonla